BEIJING, Oct. 16 -- The body of Zheng Tianxiang, formerly the president of China's Supreme People's Court (SPC), was cremated in Beijing on Wednesday.

Zheng died of an illness on Oct. 10 at the age of 99. In addition to the post of SPC president, Zheng also served as a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Advisory Commission in the 1980s.

The statement described Zheng as an "outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, a time-tested and loyal Communist fighter, a proletarian revolutionist, and an outstanding leader of the country's political and legal work."